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Q. $ C{{H}_{3}}CH(OH).COOH $ shows:

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Solution:

As it has a chiral carbon atom, hence it shows optical isomerism. But it cannot show geometrical isomerism. $ \overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-{{C}^{*}}-COOH}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\, $